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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11747 on International Broadcasting, whether any Minister in her Department has had discussions with stakeholders on Western international broadcasting capacity in (a) Africa, (b) the Middle East and...

Asked by
Ashley Fox (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
16179
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with stakeholders on Western international broadcasting capacity in i.) Africa ii.) The Middle East iii.) South and South East Asia.

Asked by
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2026
Reference
11747
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what explains the reduction in allocations to (a) South Asia and Afghanistan and (b) Asia Pacific over the spending period.

Asked by
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 May 2026
Reference
1982
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitors from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Nepal were refused visas in 2024.

Asked by
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 2026
Reference
110365
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of discrimination affecting religious-minority women in the garment sector in South Asia; and how this is being addressed through UK development...

Asked by
Ruth Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2025
Reference
98889
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises and honours the contribution made by people from India, South Asia and other Commonwealth nations in the First and Second World Wars; acknowledges that these efforts contributed significantly to the Allied war effort; notes that despite this scale of service and sacrifice, the story of many...

Primary sponsor
Navendu Mishra (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
12 November 2025
Reference
2264
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religion or belief in south Asia.

Asked by
Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 July 2025
Reference
68281
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce (a) digital, (b) language and (c) other barriers to South Asian communities accessing GPs for dementia care.

Asked by
Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 July 2025
Reference
67591
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide culturally appropriate dementia services for (a) South Asian and (b) other ethnic minority groups.

Asked by
Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 July 2025
Reference
67590
House
House of Commons

My Lords, I rise to bring to the House’s attention the extremely pressing issue of the treatment of religious minorities across south Asia. I am grateful to all noble Lords who are speaking in this important debate this evening.

Despite the region’s rich diversity, tapestry of faiths and historical commitment to...

Member
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc985-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, for bringing this short debate to the House.

I want to bring to your Lordships’ attention the plight of the Sikh community in Pakistan. As we all know, after the partition of India in 1947, most of the Sikhs living on the...

Member
Lord Sahota (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 c988
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, for his stalwart work in this area, his deep commitment

to religious freedom and what he has achieved. It is very good that he will continue his commitment to this cause. It is also very good to...

Member
Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc988-990
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, for securing this important debate. I also commend the work of my right reverend friend the Bishop of Winchester, who works tirelessly on the issue of freedom of religion or belief. He expresses his regret that he could not be here...

Member
Bishop of Newcastle (Bishops (affiliation); Bishops (affiliation); Bishops (affiliation); Bishops (affiliation))
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc990-1
House
House of Lords

My Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Ahmad for tabling this debate and for his many years of work on freedom of religion or belief while he was a long-serving and tireless Minister. I had the good fortune of working with him while he was...

Member
Baroness Sugg (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc991-3
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, for securing this debate on such an important subject. I also acknowledge my noble friend’s background and experience as a long-serving Minister, most recently as a Minister of State at the FCDO.

International religious freedom continues to be a serious concern in...

Member
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc992-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Ahmad for bringing this important subject forward for debate. It has been an excellent, albeit brief, discussion by noble Lords. My noble friend Lord Ahmad was always a champion on this issue in the Government, during his time as a Minister...

Member
Lord Callanan (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc995-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, for securing this debate on such an important topic. In the light of his heartfelt introduction, I pay tribute to his previous leadership and activism on this agenda, including but not only when he was a Minister at the...

Member
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc996-9
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the situation of minority faith communities across South Asia, and the role of the United Kingdom in safeguarding the freedom of religion and belief in that area.

Lead member
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Answering member
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
28 October 2024
Reference
840 cc983-999
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff members at UK Defence and Security Exports work in the regional team that covers (a) Europe, (b) Middle East, (c) Central Asia and (d) South Asia.

Asked by
Maria Eagle (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 April 2024
Reference
22675
House
House of Commons

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) actual, and (2) projected, aid contributions to individual countries in South Asia, broken down by category of project.

Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2024
Reference
HL2628
House
House of Lords